Ringling Board of Trustees Names 2008-2009 Trustee Scholars

November 14, 2008 - Each year the Ringling College of Art and Design Board of Trustees awards it's highest honor, The Trustee Scholarship, to an exclusive group of outstanding students whose hard work, talent, spirit, and dedication exemplify excellence. Each Trustee Scholar receives a $3,000 scholarship award.

This year's Trustee Scholarship winners are:

Catherine Hicks - Computer Animation

Kayla Carlson - Fine Arts

Jihad Lahham - Graphic & Interactive Communication

Francis Vallejo - Illustration

Elizabeth Langford - Interior Design

Mariel Purdon - Interior Design

Sarah Bigelow - Photography & Digital Imaging

Jessalynn Graham - Student Life

The Scholars were honored yesterday with a ceremony and luncheon at the Ulla Searing Student Center Exhibition Hall. Their pictures were also placed on the Trustee Scholar Wall in the lobby of the Ulla Searing Student Center.

Trustee Scholar nominees are selected by the faculty of each major and the Office of Student Life each spring. These nominees' names are then forwarded to the Board of Trustees for final selection, based on the following criteria: